Art Smith

A few special events have been added to Chicago Gourmet, which runs Sept. 25-27 in Millennium Park, and tickets for two of them go on sale Thursday. On top of that, some big-name chefs have been added to the cooking demonstrations on the main stage. Special events In conjunction with Cochon 555 (the annual tour highlighting celebrity chefs and heritage pork) and Punch Kings (the bartender punch-concocting competition), a "Punch Kings, Pigs n' Tiki" event will take place from 8-11 p.m. Sept. 26 on the Harris Theater rooftop. A dozen Chicago bartenders create Tiki-themed punch bowls, while 10 heritage-pig farmers, matched to a top chef, will present a pig roast to end...

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